Category Archives: CP Canada

Minister 'clarifies' what he meant about newspaper report on Iranian strike
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty has walked back his remarks about when and how he learned about an Iranian airstrike that may have hit Canadian assets in Kuwait earlier this month. In prepare...
Mar 19, 2026

Unusual atmospheric river will impact B.C. for days, even after it ends, says expert
VANCOUVER - Emergency officials say residents stranded by an early morning mudslide in Coquitlam, B.C., on Thursday have been safely extracted by helicopter, but a meteorologist warns such slides rema...
Mar 19, 2026

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon honours former judge, sex worker champion with Order of Canada
OTTAWA - A former Supreme Court justice, a medical pioneer, two broadcasters and a champion for sex workers were among those invested into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Thurs...
Mar 19, 2026

Canada Revenue Agency shuttering drop box filing system after tax season closes
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says it will get rid of dozens of drop boxes used for tax filing and payments across the country after this tax season. The agency says there are 45 of these boxes s...
Mar 19, 2026

Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge of federal firearms ban
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada agreed on Thursday to hear a challenge of a Liberal government ban on firearms models and variants it considers fit for the battlefield, not for hunting and sport ...
Mar 19, 2026

Canada spending $307M to buy new army rifles from Colt
OTTAWA - The federal government is buying 30,000 made-in-Canada assault rifles for the Canadian Army from Colt Canada in a $307 million procurement deal. That sum covers just the first three years of ...
Mar 19, 2026

Poilievre pitches Canadian kindness on 'The Joe Rogan Experience' podcast
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre laughed off a conspiracy theory about Justin Trudeau in the opening minutes of his 2.5-hour sit-down with podcaster Joe Rogan, where he made a case for Ca...
Mar 19, 2026

Canada drops down to 25th place in world happiness rankings: report
TORONTO - Canada's happiness ranking slipped again last year, continuing a decade-long trend that's seen the country plummet from the 5th happiest in the world in 2014 to 25th in 2026. The annual Worl...
Mar 19, 2026

In the news: Ottawa urged to help Inuit, Ontario funding cuts, B.C. long-term care
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Critics urge Ottawa to help Inuit resist Chinese surveillance, economic dependence The Carney government is l...
Mar 19, 2026

B.C. faces long-term care shortage, and decision to delay facilities is drawing fire
VICTORIA - James Wolfe, who lives in B.C.'s Fraser Valley, spent the last year and a half looking for a long-term care bed for his 68-year-old brother Brian, who has Down syndrome and non-verbal demen...
Mar 19, 2026